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> [The difference between mere management and leadership is communication.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/the-difference-between-mere-management-and-leadership-is-communication/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

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> [Having the ability to relate to people is such an important part of management and leadership.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marne-levine/having-the-ability-to-relate-to-people-is-such-an-important-part-of/)

[Marne Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marne-levine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/marne-levine-19471_ability_having-the-ability-to-relate-to-people-i_1468199.jpg)

> [Management and leadership are not separate spheres. The two skills work together in the larger realm of “communityship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mintzberg/management-and-leadership-are-not-separate-spheres-the-two-skills/)

[Henry Mintzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mintzberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/henry-mintzberg-10810_leader_management-and-leadership-are-not-separa_1689643.png)

> [“Driving the vision forward is the first area where management and leadership overlap. It is a leadership job in the sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-banfield/driving-the-vision-forward-is-the-first-area-where-management-and/)

[Richard Banfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-banfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/richard-banfield-26346_dreams_driving-the-vision-forward-is-the-first_826935.jpg)

> [“Safety starts with management leadership and commitment. Without these, the efforts of others in the organization are almost doomed to failure. Leadership…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-g-leveson/safety-starts-with-management-leadership-and-commitment-without-these/)

[Nancy G. Leveson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-g-leveson/)

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> [“In fact, over the last twenty years, authors have offered up over nine thousand different systems, languages, principles, and paradigms to help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-buckingham/in-fact-over-the-last-twenty-years-authors-have-offered-up-over-nine/)

[Marcus Buckingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-buckingham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d8/marcus-buckingham-3878_books_in-fact-over-the-last-twenty-years-autho_810237.png)

> [“Richard Tedlow’s biography of Andy Grove, Intel’s legendary CEO, asserts that management and leadership are like forehand and backhand. You have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-malone-scott/richard-tedlow-s-biography-of-andy-grove-intel-s-legendary-ceo/)

[Kim Malone Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-malone-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/kim-malone-scott-21807_leadership_richard-tedlow-s-biography-of-andy-grove_1929566.jpg)

> [Control is not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50%…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/control-is-not-leadership-management-is-not-leadership-leadership-is/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/dee-hock-11001_authority_control-is-not-leadership-management-is_2354203.jpg)

> [“There is a distinction between leadership and management. Leadership is more about change, inspiration, setting the purpose and direction, and building the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-scouller/there-is-a-distinction-between-leadership-and-management-leadership/)

[James Scouller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-scouller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/james-scouller-61841_change_there-is-a-distinction-between-leadershi_2749990.jpg)

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